Part of Family Matters
As part of the “Family” theme cluster, a temporary presentation on the subject of Language Families has been set up. The manuscripts on display showcase the linguistic diversity of the finds from the Turfan collection.
Image gallery
Blatt auf Sanskrit, China, Xinjiang, Kizil
Languages represented include those from the Indo-European family (Sanskrit, Tocharian, etc.), the Sino-Tibetan language family (Chinese, Tibetan, Tangut), the Turkic language family (Old Turkic), the Mongolian language family, and the Afro-Asiatic language family (Syro-Aramaic) are represented.
Curator
The alternating presentation is curated by Lu Tian, assistant curator, Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
Language Families is an alternating presentation in the permanent exhibition Art from the Northern Silk Road of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, in the dome room, Room 317
- Admission: €14.00 / €7.00 reduced. A Humboldt Forum ticket is required. Free admission for: children and young people under to the age of 19.
- German / English
- Location: Museum of Asian Art, 3rd floor, room 317
- Opening hours: Wednesday to Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays.
Additional information
Accessibility
The Humboldt Forum and all exhibition rooms can be reached barrier-free with a wheelchair. A tactile floor guidance system facilitates orientation for blind and visually impaired visitors. Educational formats are tailored to the different needs of visitors with disabilities. These include tactile tours, guided tours and workshops.
Barrier-free parking is available south of the Humboldt Forum on Schlossplatz. Barrier-free parking is available south of the Humboldt Forum on Schlossplatz. For more information, click here.
Bus bays are available in Rathausstraße: Stopping time from 9 - 22.30
By underground and suburban railway
U Museumsinsel (U5): 1 min walk
S/U Alexanderplatz: 15 min walk
S Hackescher Markt: 10 min walk
By bus
Lustgarten: 100, 300, N5; 1 min walk
Berlin Palace: 147; 1 min walk
